T tips BRASS and safety ? concerned

[pianoguy]

I read a few studies indicating that brass was superior to stainless steel in germ resistance, so I decided to order brass.

 

[forcedfuel50]

I've posted this before, but ANY element/substance is Toxic if consumed in large enough quantities (even vitamin C and water). Copper is a necessary human nutrient, requiring approximately 2-4mg per day, copper toxicity occurs when one accumulates large doses of copper over an extended period of time. A ttip is only 40 percent copper by weight, most of which is incased in the tip itself, it's copper content is low and even after years of sucking on it you probably would be lucky to have dissolved any significant amount of it. I doubt many suck on the metal anyway, it's not like plastic where you chew and suck on it, it's not pleasurable. Just make sure you wash them with soap and water everyday. Not sure why this was brought up from the dead but i think it's been beat to death.